People battling poverty and domestic violence in the region may have one less avenue for help after Mossman Community Centre had their emergency relief funding cut in the recent State Government budget.

Jill Bradley, Mossman Community Centre's Community Development Officer said they had been using the crucial funding to assist those most in need in the community, and that the cuts will hit hard.

"The cut in the emergency relief, which is supposed to be $10,000, is going to have a huge impact on our community," Ms Bradley said.

"We service people from Cape Trib to Mossman and apart from providing them with emergency relief in the form of food, (funding provides) medication, assistance to get to Cairns if they're escaping a domestic violence situation, or have to get to a specialist medical appointment, these people aren't going to have anywhere to go to."

Ms Bradley stressed that people can still access emergency relief funding from the Mossman Community Centre, with the cuts not taking effect until December this year.

"We've still got it now, I want to make that clear. I don't want people thinking they can't come because people may come here for that (emergency relief) but we also connect them with other services and support.

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"We've aleady had a phone calling asking 'don't you do emergency relief anymore?' We've still got funding for emergency relief until December."

Ms Bradley had a meeting with State Member for Cook David Kempton on Wednesday to raise the issue.

"We're putting together some information for him so he can raise it with the Minister," she said.

In 2011, 371 people sought emergency relief through the Mossman Community Centre for themselves or their family, a figure set to be surpassed in 2012 with 250 requests having been lodged between January and July.

"There's a big need out there. Most of our recipients are on Centrelink payments. There is nowhere else to go in Mossman.

"Even if you go to Port to access their Federal funding you're going to have to pay for a bus fare or fuel to get there, and if you're after emergency relief you're hardly likely to have the capacity to get there," Ms Bradley said.

"They (the State Government) need to understand our different rural environment and the geographical situation. We're not in a city area where we can access another service.

"Although we work really well with our neighbouring community centre (in Port Douglas) we really are quite alone."

Ms Bradley said the 10 per cent "core funding" cuts which will affect the Port Douglas Neighbourhood Centre will also apply to the Mossman Community Centre meaning operating hours could be reduced.